With Upfronts set for next week, television networks are in the process of ordering new shows. Following CBS’ pickup of Supergirl yesterday, The CW has now given a series order for its The Flash/Arrow spin-off. After months of speculation, the official title for this series is DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. The series stars Arrow and The Flash supporting characters Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/Atom, Caity Lotz as Sara Lance (?), Wentworth Miller as Leonard Snart/Captain Cold, Dominic Purcell as Mick Rory/Heat Wave and Victor Garber as Martin Stein. New characters include Ciara Renee as Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl, Arthur Darvill as Rip Hunter, and Franz Drameh as “Jay Jackson.” To accompany the series…

Production on Suicide Squad is well underway in Toronto, and Entertainment City has shared a behind-the-scenes video straight from the film’s set. It shows on-set shots of Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flagg and more characters. The news outlet also spoke with the film’s writer and director, David Ayer. In the interview, Ayer praised the movie’s ensemble cast and chemistry, saying that these characters have “lives and souls.” Clearly, the director is passionate about working with this cast, and that will likely show in the final product. Check out the BTS video below, and stay tuned for more as we have it. Suicide…

Tom Hardy certainly has a history with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment, having played Bane in 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises. He was set to play Rick Flagg in next year’s Suicide Squad, which would have marked the actor’s official entry into the DC Cinematic Universe. However, Hardy dropped out of the role, citing scheduling conflicts. Despite this, it looks like he is reteaming with WB/DC sooner than later. Speaking with Collider, Hardy reveals that he is planning something DC Comics-related with Warner Bros. “I actually got something cooking with Warner Bros. which is also a comic book, it’s a DC thing which is kind of…” He adds, “It’s really…

The Flash (1×21) – “Grodd Lives” Written by: Grainne Godfree & Kai Yu Wu Directed by: Dermott Downs This week we start with a voice-over from Iris as she tries to sort through the revelation that Barry is The Flash and has been lying to her while he’s racing through the city (looking for Wells and Eddie) as passes by Jitters unaware that she is watching. The next morning at the Police Station Captain Singh is looking for Eddie and Joe claims he’s taking some personal time.  Singh then tells Joe and Barry to work on a rash of gold robberies and see if maybe they can get in contact…

While their presentation in New York for the Fall Season is still over a week away, the CW network started their announcements a little early.  Today they announced that mid-season pick-up series iZombie will return next season. The news came after the series earned positive reviews and gathered up 2.3 million viewers for the premiere and holding on the most of them in the following weeks.   CW has already renewed their other DC-related series; The Flash and Arrow and judging by the number of already renewed series in their line-up seem pretty happy with their programming.  Only two series currently on the CW lineup have uncertain fates, Hart of Dixie and…

It’s official: Kara Zor-El will soon be returning to the small screen in her own live action series. CBS has confirmed that Supergirl has been ordered to series, marking the latest milestone in DC Entertainment’s television success. The show stars Melissa Benoist as Kara, a native of Krypton who follows her cousin Superman in publicly embracing her superpowers. The series also stars Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, David Harewood as Hank Henshaw and Chyler Leigh as Alexandra Danvers. The show marks Supergirl’s second live action appearance on television, following her role in Smallville. Now that Supergirl has been ordered to series, the next thing CBS…

With the penultimate episode of Arrow season three airing tonight, we are now one week from the epic season finale. However, Oliver Queen Al Sah-Him will also guest star in next week’s episode of The Flash, teaming up with Barry Allen and Firestorm to battle the Reverse-Flash. Afterwards, it looks like we’ll see at least one more Arrow-Flash team-up this season, as the Scarlet Speedster will guest star in Arrow‘s third season finale. Writer and executive producer Marc Guggenheim spoke with Entertainment Weekly to discuss this season finale, titled “My Name is Oliver Queen.” He teased that Team Arrow will receive help from a key character, saying, “There’s going to be a…

The cast and crew of Preacher are moving forward with their pilot for AMC, with a script from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and starring Dominic Cooper.  With actors and actresses like Ruth Negga and Joseph Gilgun joining cooper, the cast is pretty strong, but the rich just get richer.  Derek Wilson and Jamie Ann Allman will be joining the cast in recurring roles. Kansas native Jamie Ann Allman is no stranger to television drama, cutting her teeth in series like The Shield and NYPD Blue.  She’s also had roles in films like The Notebook and Any Day Now.  More recently, she had a recurring role on the television series,…

The other day, we received our first look at the Suicide Squad movie lineup, including Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn. The first big screen appearance of the character looks to be heavily inspired by the New 52 version, which is different from the one created by Bruce Timm and Paul Dini for Batman: The Animated Series. Naturally, this first-look photo has generated much discussion online. Some of it was positive, some was negative. However, one of Quinn’s co-creators has offered his seal of approval for this look. While at the Machinima Newfronts to promote Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles, Timm spoke with Polygon about Suicide Squad and creating a character…

A few weeks ago, The CW released a promo video for Arrow and The Flash called “Superhero Fight Club.” As one might expect, it showcases the heroes of both shows facing off against their respective antagonists. A slew of posters were later released to accompany the clever promo, and now, the network has unveiled a banner featuring these characters. Combining both old and new promotional images, this banner features heroes Arrow, The Flash, The Atom, Firestorm, Black Canary, Arsenal and Martin Stein, as well as villains Reverse-Flash, Malcolm Merlyn, Ra’s al Ghul, Captain Cold and Heat Wave. Check out the image below, and stay tuned for more as we have…